ESTATE PLANNING

Expert Analysis

With the end of financial year fast approaching, this may be an optimal time to start a discussion with families about future succession planning, writes Peter Leggett. ...

Financial planning

There is a gap in the market for Australian advisers to help individuals with succession planning as the country has been noted by Capital Group for being overly “hands o...

Expert Analysis

A lawyer has shared how financial advisers can collaboratively work with law firms to successfully protect their clients' assets in the case of a family dispute....

Financial planning

The financial advice business has expanded its range of services with the introduction of Apt Wealth Legal Services to meet clients’ evolving needs in estate planning and...

Financial planning

National advice firm Invest Blue has announced several acquisitions, including the purchase of an estate planning and wealth protection business Lambert Group....

Financial planning

Fidelity finds next-gen investors are increasingly open to seeking financial advice to plan for an impending wealth transfer, as they mull over future investments in real...

Financial planning

Queensland financial advice firm MiQ Private Wealth has become the latest practice to utilise Yodal’s software for a digital estate planning solution as it expands its cl...

Financial planning

Financial services group Tribel has entered into agreement to roll out an estate planning solution from Yodal to its financial advisers to offer greater visibility of the...

Expert Analysis

Conversations about the intergenerational wealth transfer involve imparting financial wisdom and fostering a legacy of financial literacy and security...

Financial planning

The final Aged Care Taskforce report has recommended planning for aged care costs should begin at retirement to prevent suboptimal outcomes, while wealthier individuals c...

Financial planning

AMP has launched a new estate planning offering across its financial advice network in response to client demand ahead of Australia’s looming intergenerational wealth tra...

Funds management

The intergenerational wealth transfer is in full swing with the number of billionaires who have inherited their money outpacing those who are self-made for the first time...

Financial planning

With the great wealth transfer looming alongside weakening financial literacy, an HLB wealth adviser urges families to engage in more financial discussions around legacy ...

Financial planning

Overwhelmed by options ahead of an expected $4.9 trillion intergenerational wealth transfer, less than a quarter of Australians over 50 have a plan in place on how to lea...

Financial planning

Consumers believe professional advice could help them openly discuss finances with their family as less than a quarter have discussed estate and inheritance planning with...

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